CALDER-MAINVILLE–Born to Derek Mainville and Jane Calder, of Fort Frances, Ont., a girl, Rosaleigh Annabelle Elaine, weighing 7 lbs. 10 oz. on April 1, 2010 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
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Margaret Ann Hudson Dear editor: The Rainycrest Auxiliary would like to say thanks so very much to Craig Sanders and his staff at the 364 Store for supporting our Nevada fundraising project, from his store’s opening in 1990 to its closing at the end of March, 2010—20 amazing years! The […]
It is with sadness that the family announces the passing of Dr. Arthur F. Young at the age of 89 years. Art was born and raised in Emo, Ont. He was a bit of a baseball legend around Emo as a renowned pitcher and hitter. The son of a pioneer […]
In what has become an annual story around this time of year, the Fun in the Sun committee once again is appealing for public support to keep our summer festival afloat. But with the plea beginning to sound like a broken record, it’s high time for our community to decide […]
Fort Frances and Rainy River District currently have a 2G network for cellphone signal delivery. It replaced the first generation cellphone system with its analogue signal. Moving to a digital system allowed cellphone users to have more services. But those services, included texting, Internet browsing, and greater voice security, came […]
I interrupt this regularly-scheduled column to make a correction on a reference I made two weeks ago to something my dad often says—and I stand corrected. “It’s always a possibility.”–Bruce Caldwell. When I first learned of my faux pas from my relative neighbours, I thought to myself, “Anything is possible” […]
Each year, the budget process at the federal level consists of two very different parts: the budget speech and the budget bill. One is the propaganda and one is the nuts and bolts. We’ve already heard the propaganda portion, and we now are debating the nuts and bolts: Bill C-9. […]
Forty years ago, my husband designed a house–a modest yet beautiful house. Although he showed me the plans, I basically had no input. I wasn’t especially interested, though, because this was to be a “spec” house. We would live in it for a year or two, and then we would […]
By Gary Sliworsky Ag rep, Emo Rob Gamble is a finance and tax program lead for the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. If you asked him what is the most common tax question he gets asked, it would be a no-brainer: capital gains. The $750,000 capital gains […]
I ventured to Steinbach to meet the new baby for my Easter Monday holiday. Callen and Stacey seemed to be doing well. Dave (Daddy) is back to work at Deere Country, and soon will be hitting the land as he does a lot of the cropping end on their family’s […]
By Dan Falloon, sports reporter The NHL playoffs start tonight, so it’s time for picks in all eight opening-round series. Eastern Conference #1 Washington vs. #8 Montreal It’s fitting that both teams wear red since there should be red lights a-plenty in this showdown. The record shows the floundering Habs […]
